What do you put in a love letter?
If you were to write a love letter to the person you love most in the world, and let’s say it was to be the last love letter you wrote them, what would you say?
You certainly wouldn’t write about trivial things. You wouldn’t write a treatise on breakfast cereals. You wouldn’t detail the unseasonable weather you’ve been having. You wouldn’t comment on the traffic patterns of your morning commute to work.
No. You would say what matters most. You would talk about your unfailing love. You would declare your allegiance. You would speak about commitment. You would promise to be faithful and true no matter what the personal cost. You would bring assurance and comfort and hope.
In the book of Hebrews we hear these words, “ In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in different ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe,” (Hebrews 1:1-2).
Whereas God once spoke through the prophets, mere men who were called to be his servants, now he has spoken to us through Jesus, the Son of God. Whereas he spoke “at many times and in different ways,” about his love for mankind, Jesus is God’s last word to the world. All that was revealed in the Old Testament led up to Christ who is God’s final and full revelation of his heart and commitment and love. Christ’s life, his actions, his death on the cross to provide “purification for sins”, all declare in bold letters the infallible, unbreakable, unwavering love of God for you and me. God no longer writes love letters. He no longer gives new revelations of his love. He has spoken finally and fully in Jesus and now he seeks to illuminate the majesty of what he has given us through the Son of his Love. We don’t need angels to save us from sin. No more work on our part is needed. No other person is necessary. There is nothing more that can be added to what he has already said.
Will you receive the revelation of his love for you? Will you allow Jesus to capture your heart? Will you allow yourself to remember the love you first had for him? Will you turn away from all other interests that compete for your allegiance? Will you trust that his love for you is all you really need?
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